Christchurch
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- Sunrise:
- Sunset:
Occasional showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, easing this evening. Fresh southwesterlies, strong for a time this afternoon and evening.
Mainly fine, apart from scattered showers before dawn and in the evening. Fresh easterlies developing for a time in the afternoon and evening.
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Marine Recreational Forecasts - Christchurch
Area Description:
Inshore waters from Lyttelton Harbour to the Waimakariri River mouth.
Situation:
A strong southwest flow covers Aotearoa/New Zealand on Thursday, with unsettled weather in many areas. The strong southwesterlies slowly ease in most places during Friday as a high over the Tasman Sea moves closer to the country. During Saturday, the large high extends a ridge over most of New Zealand. The ridge moves north on Sunday and Monday, while a front moves onto the southern South Island, bringing rain and strong winds.
Warnings:
Gale warning for CONWAY
Forecasts:
Strong wind advisory. Thursday: Southwest 15 knots, rising to southerly 20 knots this morning, and to 25 knots gusting 35 knots for a time this afternoon. Sea becoming rough for a time this afternoon. Fair visibility in scattered showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail this afternoon.
Outlook:
Outlook until midnight Sunday: Friday: Southwest 20 knots, becoming northeast 15 knots in the morning. Easing to variable 5 knots in the evening. Partly cloudy. Saturday: Variable 5 knots, becoming southerly 15 knots early. Turning easterly 10 knots late. Mostly cloudy, with a few showers developing. Sunday: Northeast 15 knots, easing to variable 5 knots later. Fine.
Swell:
Marine Coastal Forecasts - Rangitata
Forecast:
Thursday : Southwest 20 knots, rising to 30 knots for a time in the afternoon. Sea becoming rough for a time. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Fair visibility in scattered showers from morning. Possible thunderstorms from afternoon.
Outlook:
Outlook following 3 days: Friday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Westerly 15 knots developing in the evening. Moderate southerly swell. Saturday: Westerly 15 knots, turning southerly 20 knots early. Easing to variable 10 knots late. Southwest swell becoming heavy. Sunday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northerly 15 knots early. Changing southwest 10 knots late. Heavy southwest swell easing.
Marine Coastal Forecasts - Chatham Islands
Forecast:
Thursday : Northwest 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Northerly swell 2 metres. Southwest swell 1 metre developing.
Outlook:
Outlook following 3 days: Friday: Variable 10 knots. Southerly 20 knots developing in the morning. Turning westerly 20 knots in the evening. Moderate northwest swell dying out. Moderate southwest swell developing. Saturday: Southwest 25 knots. Sea rough. Southwest swell becoming heavy. Sunday: Southwest 20 knots. Heavy southwest swell.
Marine Coastal Forecasts - Conway
Forecast:
*GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Thursday : Variable 10 knots but westerly 20 knots offshore. Becoming southwest 25 knots everywhere in the morning, rising to 35 knots north of Kaikoura Peninsula in the evening. Sea becoming very rough in the north. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Fair visibility in scattered showers from morning from late morning. Possible thunderstorms south of Kaikoura from afternoon.
Outlook:
Outlook following 3 days: Friday: Southwest 25 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Rough sea easing. Moderate southerly swell. Saturday: Westerly 10 knots, turning southerly 15 knots early. Easing to variable 10 knots late. Moderate southerly swell. Sunday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northerly 15 knots early. Moderate southerly swell.